E+ chord on 5-String Banjo – Double C (gCGCD)

in Double C (gCGCD) tuning

○1312G#EG#CE
E+
Augmented
Notes:E · G# · C
mediumbarre on fret 1
Piano Left hand Right hand
EEECG#
ShapeFretsFingersNotesDifficulty
1 4 1 0 21 3 1 – 2G# E G# C Emedium · barre on fret 1
5 4 5 4 62 1 3 1 4C E C E G#medium · barre on fret 4
5 x 9 8 61 – 4 3 2C x E G# G#hard
9 0 9 8 63 – 4 2 1E C E G# G#medium
x x 9 8 10– – 2 1 3x x E G# Cmedium
1 4 1 0 x1 2 1 – –G# E G# C xmedium · barre on fret 1
x 4 5 4 6– 1 2 1 3x E C E G#medium · barre on fret 4
5 x 9 8 x1 – 3 2 –C x E G# xhard
9 8 9 0 63 2 4 – 1E G# E C G#medium
9 x 9 8 102 – 3 1 4E x E G# Chard
x 4 1 0 2– 3 1 – 2x E G# C Emedium
5 4 5 0 62 1 3 – 4C E C C G#medium
5 0 9 8 61 – 4 3 2C C E G# G#hard
9 0 9 0 62 – 3 – 1E C E C G#medium
9 8 9 8 102 1 3 1 4E G# E G# Cmedium · barre on fret 8
1 4 5 0 21 3 4 – 2G# E C C Ehard

The E+ chord (Augmented) is built from the notes E, G#, C. Below are playable fingerings for 5-String Banjo – Double C (gCGCD) generated for your selected tuning, ordered from open-position shapes up the neck. Tap a diagram to hear it, or switch to the piano view to see the same harmony on keys.

How the E+ chord is built

Formula: 1 · 3 · ♯5

DegreeSemitonesNote
10E
34G#
♯58C

More E chords

Other roots

See E+ in another tuning

What notes make up the E+ chord?

E+ is a Augmented chord built from the notes E, G#, C.

How do I read the diagram?

Strings run left to right from the lowest to the first string; the numbers show which finger presses each fret. An ○ marks an open string, an ✕ marks a muted one.